Tag: comment contest

I’m Almost Ready!

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The Lord has given me the opening scene of my next book, which will be No. 10 of the Bell Mountain series; and if the weather would only start cooperating, I’m just about ready to start writing it.

What will I call it? I don’t know that yet; haven’t a clue. Where will the story take me? I expect I’ll know when I get there. Last year, when I was writing The Throne, the climax of the book came to me in a flash as I climbed the last few stairs to my bedroom. Writing one of these books is always an adventure.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it did some good to my blood pressure, too.

Meanwhile–

Programmer1971, Mike, you’ve won the comment contest and I need to hear from you so you can get your prize.

We Have a Contest Winner!

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And congratulations to Mike, aka “programmer,” for posting the 6,000th comment on this blog. You have won an autographed copy of one of my books (your choice).

Now all you have to do is tell me which book you want and provide me with your mailing address. If you want to do it here, I’ll delete it after I copy it down. We don’t want anybody sending you things you don’t want.

To one and all–yes, there will be another contest for Comment No. 7,000.

Comment Contest: A Winner Today or Tomorrow

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There are only about 20 to go, for Comment No. 6,000 and a winner of our current comment contest.

Whoever posts No. 6,000 wins an autographed copy of one of my books. Anyone can play! Except, of course, if you abuse me or any other reader, employ the f-bomb, try to disguise your commercial as a comment, or say something that’s simply too inane to bother with.

Comment Contest: Less Than 100 to Go

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Yes, we have under 100 comments to go, to get to No. 6,000–and whoever posts comment No. 6,000 will win an autographed copy of one of my books. (Sorry: if you’ve won already, I will pass to someone who hasn’t won yet.)

Anyone can play. Just “leave a reply” at the bottom of any post.

I rule out comments abusive to me or to any other reader, comments that make use of the f-bomb, blasphemy, thinly-disguised commercials, or anything just too inane to bother with.  Other than that, anything goes.

Join the dozens of happy people who have already read one of my books. Enter now!

We Have a Comment Contest Winner

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Reader Linda Sorci today posted the 5,000th comment on this blog, and has won an autographed copy of my Labor & Industrial Relations masterpiece, The Thunder King. Gee, I wish I could get amazon.com to correct that!

Thanks for playing, everybody, and there’ll be another contest when we get close to comment No. 6,000.

Comment Contest Almost Over! Win Fantastic Prizes!

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All right, it’s not as exciting as bobbing for apples… but it’s not as messy, either.

Well, er, sort of fantastic, anyway. Be the lucky reader to post the 5,000th comment on this blog, and win one of my books, autographed.

There are less than 100 comments to go, so we should have a winner sometime very soon. Anyone can play, and anyone can win.

If you’re new here, or just haven’t commented before, we’d love to hear from you. Just scroll down to the bottom of any post and click “Leave a Comment,” and you’re in business.

Rules: No f-bombs or the like; no abusive comments directed at me or any readers; no making believe you’re leaving a comment when you’re really trying to sell something–I mean, honestly, that’s low and it’ll get you spammed every time; and no wasting time with stuff that’s just totally inane. Aside from that, pretty much anything goes.

I wish I could offer something more exciting than a book–a breeding pair of jackalopes, say, or a full-size replica of the Cardiff Giant–but for the time being, anything grander than a book doesn’t seem feasible.

 

Don’t Forget the Comment Contest

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Okay, I’m back from the doctor. She says I’m healing just fine, I’ve turned the corner. So I can for the time being dismiss that from my mind and get back down to work.

Meanwhile, there are less than 200 comments to go before someone posts No. 5,000 and wins a free book, autographed. Think what a collector’s item that’ll be if by some miracle my books take off and I become as famous as Tolkien. Lord of the Rings sat on the shelves for 12 years before the world discovered it.

Not that I’m trying to become famous. I’m too old for that. But I wrote my books to be of service to the Lord, and they can’t do that unless people read them.

So, folks, waddya say? Let’s get those 5,000 comments.

If you’re new to this blog, or if you haven’t commented before–well, don’t be shy, the contest is open to all.

If you’re wondering what my books are about, just click “Books” at the top of the page.

And don’t forget, I also take requests for hymns to be posted here.

You Do Know There’s a Comment Contest?

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Yo, everybody–I just want to remind you there’s a comment contest here, and whoever posts Comment No. 5,000 wins a free book.

How to play: simple. Just scroll down to the bottom of the post you’re reading and click “Leave a Comment” (or is it “Leave a Reply”? I never have to use it, so I can’t remember).

I will not publish comments abusive to me or to any other commenter, or containing the f-bomb, or blasphemous, or intended to sell a product while pretending to be a  comment (you get spammed if you try that), or just too blatantly inane for words. Otherwise, anything goes.

And yes, I do post comments by liberals. Not that I get that many.

Anyway, instead of sitting there watching the Stupid Bowl today, read fun articles on this blog and comment away.

New Comment Contest

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Comment No. 4,700 has just come in, so I reckon it’s time to announce a new contest.

Whoever posts Comment No. 5,000 will win a free book.

The last contest I announced (find three new readers for my books and win a free book for yourself) seems to have fallen flat on its face. It must be awful hard to get anyone to buy books. (Here he makes a strenuous but successful effort to refrain from saying something naughty about a certain other author.)

But a comment contest, that’s easy! Just scroll to the bottom of any post and leave a comment.

Also, sometime this Spring, this blog will receive its 100,000th view. I haven’t figured out a way to make a contest out of that,  but I’m open to suggestion.

And now, just now, it’s raining hard and my elbow really hurts… so I must sign off for now.

We Have a Comment Contest Winner!

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Reader Marge Hofknecht has posted the 4,000th comment on this site, thereby winning a copy of one of my books. Way to go, Marge!

I will need to know your mailing address, whether you’d like me to sign the book or not, and which book you want me to send you. (I’m running out of Bell Mountain, but there are seven others to choose from.)

You can either put this information in a comment, which I will then delete to protect your privacy, or email it to me at leeduigon@verizon.not.

Thanks to all of you who posted comments–and we’ve still got five more days till Christmas, and plenty of time to have more fun here.